British Virgin Islands vs Japan: Foreign direct investment, net inflows
Foreign direct investment, net inflows over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Japan
How they compare
British Virgin Islands currently reports 53.60 billion BoP, current US$ against 45.81 billion BoP, current US$ in Japan, a difference of 7.79 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Japan ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 10th and Japan ranks 11th of 201 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -1.07 million BoP, current US$ | 116.60 million BoP, current US$ | 117.67 million BoP, current US$ | Japan |
| 1980s | 11.69 million BoP, current US$ | 178.64 million BoP, current US$ | 166.95 million BoP, current US$ | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.21 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.67 billion BoP, current US$ | 461.96 million BoP, current US$ | Japan |
| 2000s | 19.21 billion BoP, current US$ | 10.50 billion BoP, current US$ | 8.71 billion BoP, current US$ | British Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 52.84 billion BoP, current US$ | 16.78 billion BoP, current US$ | 36.06 billion BoP, current US$ | British Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 42.12 billion BoP, current US$ | 36.93 billion BoP, current US$ | 5.19 billion BoP, current US$ | British Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, British Virgin Islands or Japan?
- British Virgin Islands, at 53.60 billion BoP, current US$ against 45.81 billion BoP, current US$ in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows between British Virgin Islands and Japan?
- 7.79 billion BoP, current US$, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Japan?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do British Virgin Islands and Japan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 10th and Japan ranks 11th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.